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WINGSUIT
SKYDIVER LANDS WITHOUT CHUTE (ON PURPOSE)Forty-two year-old
Gary Connery Wednesday may have become the first person to land a
wingsuit without first deploying a parachute, on purpose and without
injury, with the aid of about 18,000 cardboard boxes. Connery performed
the stunt near his hometown of Henley, England, and flew two test jumps
from a helicopter hovering at 2,400 feet about one mile from his landing
site. He landed those under canopy, before committing to the final jump.
His last landing was facilitated by a 350-foot "runway" that stood
roughly 12 feet high and 50 feet wide, made up of large empty cardboard
boxes. Aside from the wingsuit, Connery wore a full-face helmet and the
kind of neck brace worn by race-car drivers. He flared above the
cardboard runway before settling into the boxes at an estimated forward
speed of about 50 mph. Some of his first words after landing? "I'm in a
strange space." More...

Plus: Last week, we asked
AVweb readers what they thought of Virgin Atlantic's decision to
allow limited cell phone calls on trans-Atlantic flights; click through
for the breakdown of answers. More...

Tell MIT Researchers About
GA's Challenges,Your Ideas and Concerns
The International Center for Air Transportation at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is conducting a study of
general aviation trends. Let them know what you think about fuel costs,
how to advance general aviation and why you fly. It takes ten minutes or
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NTSB
COMPLETES HOMEBUILT SAFETY STUDYThe NTSB on Tuesday released
16 recommendations for improving the safety record of experimental
amateur-built aircraft, which have a fatal accident rate 3 to 4 times
higher than the rest of the general aviation fleet. Most of the
recommendations focus on transition training, which has long been
recognized as a problem, and also suggest changes in how flight tests
are conducted and how the flight characteristics of each airplane are
documented. Nearly 10 percent of E-AB aircraft accidents occurred during
first flight, the board said, and 14 out of the 125 accidents in
aircraft that were sold crashed on the new owner's first flight. The
recommendations are meant to "improve safety while maintaining the
adventure of this vibrant segment of aviation," said board chair Deborah
Hersman. More...

EAA
RESPONDS TO NTSB REPORT"Both EAA and the NTSB know that we
must improve the accident record of amateur-built aircraft," said EAA
President Rod Hightower on Tuesday evening, in a video response to the
safety board's report released earlier that day. However, he said, some
of the NTSB's recommendations to the FAA, which could result in more
regulations, are "worrisome." For example, the NTSB wants new
regulations for testing engine performance and for documenting flight
tests in amateur-built aircraft. "At EAA, we do not believe that more
regulation is the answer ... Education, versus new regulation, is a
better solution," Hightower said. More...

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DRONE
PROLIFERATION FANS PUBLIC FEARSThe FAA's declaration
last week that it will allow unmanned aircraft systems weighing up
to 25 pounds to fly at altitudes up to 400 AGL and within sight of an
operator didn't draw much reaction in the aviation world, but it did get
a response from the mainstream media. Conservative pundit Charles
Krauthammer said all drones should be banned in U.S. airspace. "Drones
are instruments of war," he said on Fox News. "I don't want to see it
hovering over anybody's home." At the other end of the political
spectrum, the American Civil Liberties Union foresees a "nightmare
scenario" where drone surveillance "leads to an oppressive atmosphere
where people learn to think twice about everything they do, knowing that
it will be recorded and possibly used to target them."
More...

PILOT'S
WEAPON LANDS HIM IN COURTA 52-year-old Piedmont Airlines
pilot has been charged with unlawful possession of a concealed firearm
after a security check of his bag Friday found a .357 Magnum revolver
loaded with five rounds of ammunition. Prosecutors now allege that the
pilot, Brett Dieter, had been traveling with the gun since at least May
16, when he skipped an X-ray screening at Charlottesville airport.
Dieter is reportedly not a member of the Federal Flight Deck Officer
Program. Authorities allege Deiter traveled with the gun in his bag over
the course of two days and seven flights. And that may have harsh
consequences. More...

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RENO
RACES GOOD TO GOAfter 10 spectators and a pilot died in a
crash at last year's National Championship Air Races in Reno, the fate
of the event was uncertain, but now organizers say they are definitely
holding the races as usual this September, although with a modified
course. Reno Air Racing Association Director Mike Houghton said on
Tuesday the largest pylon course will be moved further away from the
crowd, and some curves will be modified to decrease the g-forces on
pilots. The association has hired a new safety director, secured $100
million in insurance, and acquired a permit from the city. G-force
training will be required for all pilots, and organizers will scrutinize
pilot age and medical certifications. Tickets for the event, which will
run Sept. 12-16, are now on sale at the association's website.
More...

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FAA
ISSUES EMERGENCY AD FOR CESSNA 210SFollowing reports of
cracked wing spar caps in several Cessna 210s in Australia and Canada,
the FAA on Monday issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive requiring 3,665 of
the airplanes in the U.S. to be inspected. If cracks are found in the
spar cap, wing spar, or wing, they must be reported to the FAA, and the
aircraft must be grounded until the affected parts are replaced or
modified. The AD is effective on June 5. Cessna issued a service letter
(PDF) addressing the issue last month.
More...

TURBOPROP
AIRVAN FLIESGippsAero announced Tuesday that its new GA10
turboprop flew for the first time on May 1. The aircraft uses a
Rolls-Royce 250 engine and the company says it's "the first single
turboprop to be designed and developed in Australia." As the name
implies, the GA10 has two more seats than the piston GA8 and is expected
to pack the extra payload with even better performance than the
already-capable piston airplane. More...

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VIDEO:
RED BULL'S LATEST AERIAL BALLETRed Bull Wednesday
shared video of one of its latest sponsored adventures -- five wingsuit
skydivers joining up with and maintaining formation with two sailplanes
in a dive over Austria. The team flew two aerobatic LET L-13 Blanik
sailplanes and just to complicate things, the lead flew inverted and one
skydiver formed up in between the inverted and upright glider. The
skydivers and gliders came together in formation at roughly 12,000 feet.
The sailplanes wore wingtip-mounted smoke canisters and one skydiver
wore one on an ankle. The trick of the task was mating airspeed and
descent rates and this time all members performed flawlessly. Check the
video after the jump. More...

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AVweb reader Ralph Hoover had a longer
delay than he'd planned at Tifton, Georgia's Henry Tift Myers Airport
(KTMA) recently -- but what could have been a major delay served as
opportunity to discover the helpful, efficient staff at our latest "FBO
of the Week," Walker Aviation. Ralph tells the tale of our
latest blue ribbon FBO:

My
wife landed at Tifton on our trip from Florida. While taxiing back to
the ramp, the nose wheel tire on our RV-7 went flat. While my wife was
arranging a rental car and hotel, Robbie Fender improvised a dolly and
towed us back to the hangar. He then made tools available so I was able
to disassemble and find the hole in the tube. The Western Auto in town
was locked when we arrived but reopened to sell us a $2.00 patch kit.
The next morning, with the assistance of Josh Hulett, we reassembled the
nose wheel and were on our way. Both employees of Mr. Clark Walker were
polite, friendly, and very helpful to us. We highly recommend Walker
Aviation.

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